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Terrify
v. 使害怕;使恐惧
用法举例:
及物动词
The animals were terrified by the storm. 动物被风暴吓坏了。
The thunder terrified the small children. 雷声把小孩吓坏了。
习惯用法:
be terrified (of sb. / sth.) / (at sth.) (对某人或某物)感到恐惧的;很害怕的
I was terrified at the sight. 那景象使我吓了一跳。
On
adj. 开着的;接通的;工作着的
用法举例:
The television is on. 电视机是开着的。
Is the gas on? 煤气开着吗?
The radio's on but it isn't working. 收音机开着,但不响了。
词性扩展:
1)副词 继续着;开着,处于工作状态中
He worked on right through lunchtime. 午餐时间他还在工作。
Put the alarm clock on for 7 o'clock. 把闹钟拨到七点。
2)介词
在……上;关于……;当……时候,在……时
a lesson on history 历史课
on October 1st 在10月1 日
Chew
v. 嚼;咀嚼
用法举例:
及物动词
Chew your food well before you swallow it.
食物在吞咽前要嚼碎。
习惯用法:
1)chew over 思考
I will chew it over for a few days and let you know my opinion.
我将仔细考虑几天,再把我的意见告诉你。
2)bite off more than one can chew
贪多嚼不烂;不自量力; 做自己做不了的事
Chat
v. 聊天;闲谈
用法举例:
He likes chatting.他喜欢聊天。
词性扩展:
名词 聊天;闲谈
Let's have a chat.咱们聊聊吧。
关联记忆:
chatter 不及物动词
喋喋不休;唠叨
They just sat and chattered.
他们只是坐着喋喋不休。
The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class.
老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
Daily
adj. 每日的
用法举例:
She takes a daily walk in the park.
她每天到公园去散步。
词性扩展:
副词 每日;每天
He wrote to her almost daily.他几乎每天给她写信。
词语辨析:
daily与everyday
两个词都表示“每日的;日常的”。但daily指每24小时发生一次的或每天必然发生的;everyday则指每天发生,侧重于普通和平常。
Comic
n. (报刊上所刊载的)连环画;连环图画
用法举例:
The child read the comic before he went to bed.
那孩子在睡觉前读儿童连环漫画杂志。
词性扩展:
形容词
使人发笑的,滑稽的;喜剧的
a comic song 滑稽的歌曲
a comic actor 喜剧演员
Death
n. 死;死亡
用法举例:
The death of her mother was sudden.
她母亲的死很突然。
关联记忆:
deathless 形容词:永恒的;永生的;不朽的
deathlike 形容词:像死一样的
dead 形容词:死的;无生命的
deadly 形容词:致命的
die 动词:死;死亡;死去
Afford
v. 买得起;担负得起
用法举例:
及物动词,通常与can,could或be able to连用,意思是:省出或找到足够的时间或金钱去(做某事),如:
The car is too expensive; I can't afford it. 这辆轿车太贵,我买不起。
He can afford an apartment. 他能买得起一套住房。
I can't afford three weeks away from work. 我无法丢下工作三星期。
Cause
v. 造成;使发生
用法举例:
Smoking can cause lung cancer. 吸烟可能导致肺癌。
词性扩展:
名词
原因;目标,理想,主义
The heavy rain was the cause of the flood.
大雨是导致洪水产生的原因。
She has made up her mind to fight for the cause of peace all her life.
她已下定决心为和平事业奋斗终身。
Patient
adj. 有耐性的;忍耐的
用法举例:
Be patient! 耐心点儿!
I know your leg hurts; just be patient until the doctor arrives.
我知道你的腿伤了,耐心点等医生来。
词性扩展:
名词 病人;患者
The doctor visited his patients in hospital. 医生在医院里看视他的病人。
decision
n. 决定;决心
用法举例:
Have they reached a decision yet? 他们是否已有所决定?
She could not make a decision about the dresses.
她对(买不买)这衣服下不了决心。
关联记忆:
decide 动词 决定
The boy decided not to become a sailor. 那孩子决定将来不当水手。
Necessary
adj. 必须的;必需的
用法举例:
Cars are a necessary part of life. 汽车是生活中的一个必不可少的组成部分。
Sleep is necessary to health. 睡眠对健康是必要的。
关联记忆:
necessity 名词 需要,必需,必要;必需品
Water is a necessity of life. 水是生命必不可少的。
Food and clothing are necessities of life. 食物和衣服都是生活的必需品。
Exactly
adv. 正;恰恰
用法举例:
The doctor told him not to smoke, but he did exactly the opposite.
医生劝他别抽烟,可他却反其道而行之。
词义扩展:
精确地;确切地
The train arrived at exactly 8 o'clock. 火车八点整到达。
Tell me exactly where Mary lives. 请确切告诉我玛丽住在那里。
Attention
n. 注意;专心;留心
用法举例:
pay attention to sb./sth. 对(某人/某事)注意;留心
to pay attention to me 注意我
Attention please, ladies and gentlemen! 先生们、女士们,请注意!
Waste
v. 浪费;滥用
用法举例
waste food 浪费食物
Don't waste the flour; there isn't much. 不要浪费面粉,没有多少了。
词性扩展:
1)名词 浪费;滥用
It's a waste of time. 这是浪费时间。
There is too waste in this house. 这户人家浪费太大。
2)形容词 无用的,废弃的;荒芜的(指土地)
waste paper 废纸
waste land 荒地